Name:_____________________________________________
Mrs. Daniel Block _______________________________
English 11H
Date:______________________________________________
Phrases & Clauses Practice #2
Part I: Phrases Review. Read the following passage and then answer the following questions.
(1) Margaret Bourke-White, one of the most famous American photojournalists, documented
many of the developments and events that shaped the second quarter of the 20th century.
(2)Bourke-White first became interested in photography during her college years. (3)She
began her professional career as an architectural photographer, but soon she developed an
intense interest in modern industry and technology. (4) Her dynamic pictures of
skyscrapers and steel mills won praise and attention. (5) They also landed her a job with
Fortune, a newly founded business magazine.
1. What is the appositive phrase in sentence #1? What kind of appositive phrase is it?
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2. What are the two prepositional phrases in sentence #2?
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3. What is the prepositional phrase in sentence #3? Identify the preposition and the object
of the preposition.
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4. What is the prepositional phrase in sentence #4? Identify the preposition and the object
of the preposition.
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5. What is the appositive phrase in sentence #5? Is it essential or nonessential?
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Part II: Identifying Clauses. Identify the highlighted clauses as being dependent or independent.
If the clause is dependent, underline the subordinating conjunction.
1. The Greek physician Hippocrates grouped traits into four personality types, but he
based the types on faulty ideas about the proportions of various fluids in the body.
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2. By the early 20th century, many observers of human behavior had come to believe in
the basic sameness of all people. _____________________________________________________
3. Carl Jung challenged that belief when he published a book called Psychological Types in
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4. According to Jung, extroverts naturally focus on the people and events in the outside world,
while introverts naturally focus on their own thoughts and feelings.
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5. American psychologist David Keirsey and others consider all personality types equally
valuable, since each type has its own strengths and weaknesses.
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Part III: Using Dependent Clauses. Use the conjunction in the parenthesis that follow each
sentence below to combine the two independent clauses into a complex sentence with one
independent clause and one subordinate clause. You may change the wording as needed.
6. An extrovert enjoys interacting with others. An extrovert gets energy from others.
(because)
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7. By contrast, an introvert loses energy. Introverts interact with others. (when)
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8. Few people are either total introverts or total extroverts. They may tend toward one or the
other. (although)
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9. An extrovert may be talkative. An introvert may be quiet. (while)
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